UL10

This is the prawn trawler Accord close in to the Ormsaigbeg shore at about nine this morning. UL10 indicates that she's registered in Ullapool but I think her home port is Oban.

With a force 3/4 northerly wind bringing the occasional snow shower, it was bitterly cold. There was no sign of anyone on deck so I guess the crew were warm below, leaving the ship to steam up and down in the lee of the cliffs while they enjoyed a well-earned breakfast.

We went for a brisk walk over the hills at the back and were frozen within minutes. What it must be like working on the exposed deck of a fishing boat in this wind when the temperature is hovering just above zero defies description.